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1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFour (4) matching tuxedo studs from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The studs have a flat metal base and a smaller decorative top. The top has grey pearl inlay.
mid 20th-late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of Reda tuxedo trousers from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The tuxedo trousers are solidly black. They have a tab closure with a sewing hook and eye closure at the front center, three black plastic pearl buttons attached to the…
ca. 1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of size 39-41 Regular, After Six, Dynasty Collection tuxedo trousers from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The gray tuxedo trousers are constructed from a fabric with a plain tweed weave with thin, vertical, light gray and dark gray…
ca. 2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of size 38 black tuxedo trousers designed by Favourbrook and worn by Reverend Ike. The wool trousers are solidly black and feature a single strip of white rhinestones down the leg of the trousers. At the waistband are two side adjusters; small…
ca. 1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA size large, After Six, Dynasty Collection tuxedo vest from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The gray, adjustable tuxedo vest is constructed from a fabric with a plain tweed weave with thin, vertical, light gray and dark gray woven stripes.…
1853
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis book is a first edition, seventeenth thousand printing copy of “Twelve Years A Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, A Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, and Rescued in 1853, From a Common Plantation Near the…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwenty-one buttons of various materials and sizes found in 2010.6.66.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop.
2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photographic print portrait of Twiggy Pucci Garçon. Garçon is pictured standing against a grey background, wearing a flowing, assymetrical white garment. A necklace with a glass bottle pendant is around her neck. Garçon stands with her hands in…
ca. 1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA twill pillbox hat with a self-fabric bow in the front. The hat is made of a synthetic blended white novelty twill weave. The exterior structure of the hat is made of three pieces of fabric, one for the top of the crown and two pieces for the sides. Seams…
mid 20th-late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThree spare pearl buttons from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The three identical plastic pearl buttons are round, flat, and each have four holes. They are sewn at equal lengths to a piece of natural color cotton twill tape with white thread.
1980; printed 2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis color photograph shows identical twins wearing popular fashion from the 1980s in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1980. The girls are wearing oversized coats, skirts, shirts, and Cazal glasses. The back of the photograph is…
2000; printed 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a color archival pigment print from the negative. The photograph depicts two twin sisters on the street in Manhattan, New York. The full-length portrait depicts the twins standing next to each other in poses resembling hip-hop locking dance moves:…
1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Twins and orphans home, Morgenster Mission, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)” (Photographs; Photographic prints).
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Ga village compound; twins. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Twins with Families, Ila” (Slides [32056000030480]).
1972-10
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Two beaded necklaces".
circa 1997
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Two children in the entryway of their home, Massawa, Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwo identical clothing labels made from cream silk with machine embroidery of silk thread in burgundy and gold that reads "Made Especially / FOR YOU BY". Beneath the embroidery the name "Mae Reeves" is stamped in red ink. A scalloped gold border surrounds…
2004; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of two women sitting in a church pew talking. They are both slightly turned towards one another. The unidentified woman on the left is dressed in a light colored jacket and wears a hat trimmed in sequins and flowers. The woman…
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA documentary film with the title Two Dollars and a Dream. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. Through the use of archival still photographs, interviews, and voiceover narration, the documentary tells the tale of…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Two-family connected home from a street view” (Photographs).
2000-01-29
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwo Fulani women in colorful dresses. Original Carousel number, 10, slide number, 41.
May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis image depicts three children in the entrance of a yellow tent in Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. The tent is made of yellow material, wood, and clear plastic sheeting. Standing between two yellow tent flaps, three children look…
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwo Men Standing Viewing a Man in Open Casket, Post-Mortem.
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